thecircusblog | August 30, 2009
1920-1985 Yul Brynner was the son of Boris Bryner, a Swiss-Russian engineer and inventor, and Marousia Blagovidova, the daughter of a Russian doctor. He was born in their home town of Vladivostok on July 11. 1920, and named Yuli, after his grandfather Jules Bryner. He attended the exclusive Lycee Moncelle school, but dropped out and […]
thecircusblog | August 30, 2009
This could be one of the strongest line up of motion picture actors ever assembled. What a great group of stars.Yul Brynner in his younger years was a circus performer, He did a trapeze act also was in a flying act. Photo source imdb/name/nmoooo989/bio
thecircusblog | August 30, 2009
A motion picture that most everyone has seen. It is one of my very favorite Yul Brynner motion pictures. photo source imdb.comname/nm/oooo989/bio
thecircusblog | August 10, 2009
Many years of successful motion pictures made him an everlasting star. But there is always someone to take your place. Roy Rogers, Gene Autry and others were the new type of cowboy on the horizon. Just before his retirement from motion pictures, he joined the circus again. Hoot Gibson was a guest star on the Robbins Bros and Russell Bros […]
thecircusblog | August 10, 2009
A pioneer cowboy film star………… As a youngster at the age of 13 he ran away with a circus for a short time. Later he worked as a horse wrangler on the Miller 101 Ranch. The rodeo sparked his interest and then Bronco Busting became his game. In 1907 he joined the Dick Stanley and Bud Atkinson Wild West Show. He […]
thecircusblog | July 20, 2009
Tom Mix was a cowboy hero of the silver screen and radio. He even became a circus owner. In 1933 he created the Tom Mix Circus and Wild West Show. Going back in history, Thomas Hezikah Mix was born on January 6, 1880 in a rural area called Mix Run, Cameron County, Pa. His parents were Edwin and […]
thecircusblog | July 20, 2009
This is the only poster of the circus I could find, sorry that it is in bad shape.
thecircusblog | July 20, 2009
This photo was taken in his silent movie days. Tom Mix only made a few “talkies” as they called them in those days.
thecircusblog | July 20, 2009
